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For personal relations I will maintain that it's always better to be clear and give a straight yes or no. Nobody likes being left hanging in uncertainty, and no
by daneel_w 3y ago
For personal relations I will maintain that it's always better to be clear and give a straight yes or no. Nobody likes being left hanging in uncertainty, and nobody likes people who always do that to them - people who cannot even provide a "maybe" - when asked even simple questions.
- yellow_lead 3y agoThis article seems to only apply to job/sales quotes. The title is a bit clickbaity, it's too general.
- j7ake 3y agoYeah it’s definitely bad advice to try on your partner, or even your boss /colleagues
- hammock 3y agoIn that case you ought to be reframing the problem, answering a different question that you are comfortable giving a definite yes or no too. For example, Them: “Will you do x thing for me by year end?” You: “Are you actually trying to solve y problem? What if I refer you to Z person by end of day? Or start by bringing you some research around X by end of month?” Tbh the same applies to business not just personal
- campbel 3y agothis person collaborates
- remram 3y agoI disagree, I like a qualified answer. I often have other options and this allows me to use them. "Can you do X?" "Maybe, I'm very busy so I might not get to it this week" "Ok nevermind I'll ask [other team member] / I'll do it / I'll do Y instead" If you say no when you're busy/uncertain, you quickly become useless to me and I'll learn not to ask you for things. But if you say yes, I'm counting on you and I will be both disappointed and in trouble if you don't deliver.